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Old 07-11-2020, 08:26 AM
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Hundreds of dead elephants have been found in Botswana, and officials say a novel disease could be to blame
By: Ashley Collman - Business Insider News - 07-11-20
Re: https://www.businessinsider.com/dise...die-off-2020-7

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Aerial views of elephants that have been found dead in Botswana National Park Rescue

* Officials in Botswana says the cause of an elephant die-off may be a novel disease.

* At least 350 elephants have been found dead in the country in the last two months.

* Botswana is home to Africa's largest elephant population of 130,000.

Elephants in Botswana may be facing a deadly outbreak of their own.

Earlier this month, conservationists told Business Insider that at least 350 elephants have been found dead in the African country over the last two months, with no answers yet as to what killed them.

Distressing photographs show some of the elephants have fallen on their faces on the savanna, never to get up again.

But Botswanan officials suggested in a recent statement that a novel disease could be to blame, according to Bloomberg.

That's because samples of the elephant carcasses tested so far have ruled out known diseases that have caused mass deaths in herds in the past.

The officials said they plan to release more information on the tests next week.

UK-based conservation organization National Park Rescue has criticized the Botswanan government for not addressing the deaths fast enough.

"It's one of the biggest disasters to impact elephants this century, and right in the middle of one of Africa's top tourism destinations," Mark Hiley, National Park Rescue's co-founder, said.

Botswana, in southern Africa, with 130,00 elephants, is home to the world's largest population.

Hiley said that conservationists had urged Botswanan officials to act, to no avail.

He said officials dragged their feet for weeks about sending samples of the carcasses off for analysis.

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2nd Elephant post: (for us animal lover's);

6 elephants died after falling down a Thai waterfall where they were believed to be attempting to save one another
By: Benjamin Goggin & Reuter News
Re: https://www.businessinsider.com/6-el...erfall-2019-10

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* Six elephants were found dead in Thailand on Saturday.

* They were believed to have fallen into a waterfall and drowned after a calf fell and died.

* Two elephants were saved.

* The waterfall has been the site of similar incidents, with 8 elephants dying there in 1992.

Six wild elephants have died after falling down a waterfall called Haew Narok (Hell's Fall) at the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand.

Two others were saved in the incident on Saturday at the Haew Narok Waterfall in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, officials said.

The dead elephants included a three-year old calf, said park chief Kanchit Srinoppawan. The waterfall has been closed temporarily following the incident.

Authorities were alerted to the incident early Saturday after it was reported that a group of elephants were blocking the road near the waterfall, according to Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

According to Metro, authorities believe that the calf was the first elephant to fall, and that at least one elephant, its mother, died attempting to save it.

"It was an accident. We have often seen this happening," National Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa told Reuters.

According to the BBC, eight elephants died at the same location in a similar incident in 1992.

There are around 300 wild elephants in the park, which covers more than 2,000 square km (772 square miles) of forest and grassland. It is home to various wild animals, including bears, elephants and gibbons, and is a popular destination for tourists.

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18 - Facts about Elephants

Re: https://www.insider.com/elephant-fun...rain-of-rice-1

1. An elephant's trunk weighs 400 pounds — but can pick up things as small as a single grain of rice.

2. Elephants can recognize themselves in the mirror. They join humans, apes, and dolphins as the only animals with self-awareness.

3. They are afraid of bees. Farmers even use beehives to deter elephants from coming onto their land.

4. Elephants can have babies until they're 50 years old.
elephant mom and baby

5. Elephants are pregnant for 22 months — it's the longest gestation period of any mammal.

6. Elephants are born blind.

7. They also weigh up to 260 pounds at birth.

8. The oldest elephant lived to be 86.

9. They "hug" their trunks to say hello to each other.

10. Elephants have no need for mascara — their eyelashes can be up to five inches long.

11. They are extremely emotional creatures — elephants even grieve lost family members.

12. The elephant's closest living relative is the hyrax, which resemble "a large guinea pig with a grouchy-looking overbite."

13. African bush elephants are the largest land animals in the world — they can weigh up to 13,000 pounds.

14. They're the only mammals that can't jump — even when they're running, elephants always have at least one foot on the ground.

15. Elephants can be trained to fight fires by carrying crews and equipment into remote areas, like they did in Indonesia in 2015.

16. They use their trunks as snorkels when they swim.

17. They can spend 16 hours a day eating.

18. Elephants yawn.

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Now you know a little more about Elephants (me too!)

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